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However, this is an "FP Budget" that I discontinued selling about a year ago. One
that the rights were sold to Asok. I do know that Asok has produced resin slush
versions. So it is possible still that it could be his. Only he would be able to tell
for sure.

But what is for sure, is that is is an FP Budget MR. Obviously the FP plaque is the
first clue. But in addition to this, it has molded ear caps. Also consistent with the
FP Budget MR. It would be interesting to message the seller to see what he has
to say about it. I'd do it myself, but my eBay name would be a dead giveaway
and would yield only silence.

However, he does not claim to have made the helmet himself, and he does acknowledge that 'if you know this helmet, then he has said too much', seeming to suggest that it is one of many that have been produced and have an existing good reputation for their quality.

Well most of the Asok-casted Helmets I've seen in this Board were actualy grey (or shiny) but not white.
Also according to the data) Asok Lives in Indiana while this auctioner lives in Montreal.

its getting a bit tight, isnt it?

I hadn't noticed his location at the time of my last posting. You're absolutely right. On both counts.

I messaged the seller to see what he had to say.

fettpride said:

Dear slartibartfast69,

HI,

I'm messaging you to get a little information about your current and past Fett Helmet
offerings.

It appears that you are capitalizing from my name in your auction descriptions, so I thought it well within my rights to inquire as to where you procured the molds, and or rights to sell these items, branded with my logo ?

In the auction below (competed listing) you clearly state my name in your description. And your raw helmets carry my logo as stated above. I would really appreciate a response to this inquiry. If you choose not to do so, I will have no choice but to take any lack of response as an admission to "recasting" and file a report with eBay.

I did think of that too. As it turns out , I have no record of selling or shipping a budget helmet
to Canada.

The casting in the first auction is actually very clean on the surface. Normally, recast
eBay items aren't as clean. As if it was first generation quality coming from the actual
mold I sold Asok. Almost makes me wonder if Asok sold the molds. I suppose
it's a stretch, but maybe another possibility.

Mafio said:

You might have recorded the Data of former closed transactions?

Couldnt be a bad Idea to check how many Budget helmets gone to Canada ;-)

***Edit***

On further inspection of the photos, it does appear that the "flashing" areas of the helmet
are VERY consistent with having come from the mold I sold Asok. I can see how tight the line
is at the edges, and the score/trim line right underneath the FP logo. Kinda spooky.

Well, my own research into transaction history for FP Budget Helmets pulls only three members of TDH from Canada. Two of which are completely out of the question. That leaves only one possibility on my end. I'll hang onto it and see if it matches any correspondence the eBay Member comes back with.

Brother, you're not getting any argument from me here. My opinion is, it is VERY
suspicious. But as you said, there isn't a whole lot that can be done,
or proven entirely until we have a little more info such as input from Bill (Asok).
That's all I meant. In my years here, it's been proven historically, that jumping
the gun without solid evidence in matters like this can come back to bite ya in the
"end"

Mafio said:

and for the one left goes "innocent until proven guilty"
Let's wait what Asok might add to the incident.

it's not the fact that it is one unpainted helmet that awakes suspicion. The other two painted helmets that also primp themeselves being casted out of the same mold are causing alert.

Asok's made resin-only FP Budget helmets. Before assuming this guy recast Asok's CC helmet, can someone just PM Asok and have him comment in this thread? Maybe the guy bought another one, who knows?

I'm certainly not drawing any conclusions, Rich. As can be read in my previous posts, I've been giving some benefit
of the doubt and throwing out other possibilities. In my last post, it's clear that I'm not willing to jump the gun without
something more solid. My contacting the eBay seller is more in the interest of him using my name to sell, nothing
more. I don't have a vested interest in the helmet itself any longer

The seller is a member here, slartibartfast. Also, i'm fairly sure that asok has done one or two of the budgits aet kits that weren't coldcast. i agree with chris that it's a very clean cast to be a recast, if bill chimes in he can tell us a bit more.

Just received the email on Ebay from Chris regarding this issue and to set things straight, yes I did purchase the helmets from Asok. The white helmet I never got around to painting again in the ESB theme as it took so long to do the first one, I simply painted the other in the supertrooper white and then pooped out. I understand the hysteria regarding this recast problem, but I am not part of it nor do I plan on being so. I am a decent enough artist that I probably could sculpt my own helmet, though nothing as good as Asok's, and would not feel to good about it if I did steal another person's work.
Cheers
T